Tanka challenge 11/15/11

[gurdymonkey]

I am the shime,
The racing pulse as thunder
Builds behind my back.
An earthquake roars through my ears
While sticks gallop in my hands.

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[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

I LOVE playing shime-daiko. They're not as thunderous as the bigger drums, but the lighter sticks just fit me so much better that I can get a lot more speed and snap in my playing. We were trying out a new intro to our "earthquake" piece with two shime starting up the rhythm, then the bigger drums joining in. Josh and Tony were right behind us on o-daiko and it almost blew me out of my shoes when they started to play.